14 Tips to boost female fertility

Warm greetings to each one who is looking to gain useful tips from this blog. I understand that you are looking to have a baby in the near future or immediate future so learn from authentic sources on what all can be the boosting factors to give you better chance at conception.

Relax, you aren’t the only one who is made to undergo the process of dealing with fertility issues understand that fertility issues affect up to 15% of couples in total.

Luckily there are ways to boost fertility and become pregnant faster. Diet and lifestyle changes can increase fertility up to 69% and more if the quality of your diet and fitness regime.

Here are few tips to boost female fertility:

1. Chart Basal Body Temperature (BBT)

Track BBT to assess if your ovulating or not. BBT is the lowest body when at rest. BBT will rise 0.4 to 1.0 degree after the day of ovulation and will stay elevation till the next period. Check and chart BBT using a basal thermometer each morning. Track it over a few months to assess ovulation and have intercourse around that time.

2. Assess Cervical Mucus

Tracking of cervical mucus can also help in the assessment of fertility. There will be changes in the secretion of cervical mucus throughout the period cycle. The secretion is the most during ovulation and least right after period. Mucus will look like egg white, when most fertile.

3. Use an Ovulation Calendar

Using a fertility calendar will help in figuring the length of the cycle. This will help to know when you are most fertile. In time, you will see patterns in your cycle. You can use this information to assess the best time to try to get pregnant.

4. Maintain a Healthy Weight

Ensure that you are not under weight or overweight, this will keep your reproductive cycle in balance. Maintain your BMI score in the healthy range.

5. Watch what you eat

Unhealthy food intake will cause you to ovulate occasionally. Switch to vegetable protein instead of animal protein. Also switch to high-fat dairy instead of low-fat dairy. This will decrease the risk of infertility by 50%.

6. Stay Hydrated

Drink more water. Not enough water intake will make your cervical fluid sluggish. Cervical fluid helps the sperms target the egg. So, consume a lot of water and make sure that your urine is light yellow in color.

7. Manage Stress

Getting pregnant can be stressful. So, do your best to manage and reduce your stress. Try yoga, acupuncture or meditation.

8. Exercise within reason

Its good to get in moderate activity. But rigorous, strenuous and extreme exercise will impact your menstrual cycle, which will lead to infertility. So, its better to pass on that cross- country race when trying to get pregnant.

9. Cut Caffeine

High caffeine interferes with pregnancy. It better to cut down or avoid caffeinated drinks like coffee, tea or soft drinks. You can stick to one to two 8 ounces cup a day.

10. Stop Drinking

There is no evidence that drinking occasional glasses of alcohol affects your fertility. But its better to pass on alcohol when trying to conceive.

11. Quit Smoking

Both you and your partner should think about quitting smoking for the sake of your health, fertility and a healthy baby.

12. Load up on vitamins

Ask your doctor whether you need to take over the counter prenatal vitamins or prescribed prenatal vitamins. They may suggest you to take folic acid supplements. Folic acid prevents spina bifida and other neural tube defects in babies.

13. Have the right amount of sex

Once you have found your fertile window, set a good schedule for good sex. It is recommended to have sex about every other day from a few days before and after your fertile window. Doing it more often, but studies suggest that it might decrease male sperm count.

14. Mind the things not to do after sex

You should avoid activities that raise your body temperature like saunas, hot tub baths, long runs, etc. post sex. Do not douche after sex, it might cause infection in the pelvic area. _

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Most couples trying to get pregnant who have frequent unprotected sex will get pregnant within a year. If you are not getting pregnant as fast as you hoped, you should consider visiting the doctor. If you are older, you should visit the doctor as soon as possible because fertility decreases with age.

Don’t rush up or compare yourself with other couples, make way for the new blessing to arrive in its own pace in its own. Wishing you all the very best in your journey towards the biggest blessing in life, a BABY!